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Sundance Film Festival world premiere documentaries are lining up their next festival appearances. Jaripeo, Who Killed Alex Odeh? and the docuseries The Story of Documentary Film are among the projects heading to the Berlinale next week. American Doctor, Closure, Soul Patrol, Nuisance Bear (win…

EXCLUSIVE: Multihyphenates Emilio Rivera (Sons of Anarchy, Mayans M.C.) and his wife, Yadi Valerio Rivera (The Family Business, El Chicano), have released a trailer for Grit, their documentary passion project produced by their Outside the Box Films production banner, which can be watched below. G…

EXCLUSIVE: Cinetic Media has signed Canadian filmmaker Charlie Tyrell following the Sundance premiere of his feature directorial debut, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, with plans to rep him across all media. Co-directed with Academy-Award winner Daniel Roher (Navalny), The AI Doc…

After a nearly four-year hiatus while completing solo projects and mandatory military service in their home country of South Korea, the K-pop group BTS is getting back together for a live comeback special, as well as a feature documentary, both to premiere on Netflix in March ahead of their world tour…

EXCLUSIVE: The documentary When the Sky Turned Orange, from the production company ColorCreative co-founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis and Talitha Watkins, is set to premiere February 10 at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles. When the Sky Turned Orange commemorates the devastating…

EXCLUSIVE: The prestigious True/False Film Fest announced a 2026 lineup packed with world premieres and prize-winning films. The 23rd edition of the nonfiction cinematic showcase, running March 5-8 in Columbia, MO, will unveil 21 world premieres, three U.S. premieres, and four North American…

New audio footage from before Michael Jackson's trial more than 20 years ago have revealed shocking remarks the singer made about his relationship with children. The audio can be heard across the four episodes of Channel 4's Michael Jackson: The Trial, which launches Wednesday at 9 p.m. GMT (1…

EXCLUSIVE: We have first footage of a 21-year-old King Charles III (then just a humble Prince) delivering one of his very first speeches about what was to become one of his biggest passion projects, the environment. The footage from more than 50 years ago comes via Prime Video's Finding Harmony…

UPDATED with latest: It’s a new calendar year, and film awards season is in full swing — time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows and nominations dates ahead, starting with Saturday’s Palm Springs Film Festival awards gala and Sunday’s Critics Choice Awards…

I just paid to go see Melania so you don’t have to. You’re welcome. Amazon MGM Studios withheld this so-called documentary/infomercial from the prying eyes of critics with not even a Thursday preview. It is a move that doesn’t give one comfort that…

Melania, Amazon MGM Studios’ documentary about Melania Trump, is billed as a behind-the-scenes look at the once-and-future first lady in the 20 days leading up to the inauguration last year. While much has been written about what Melania is, in watching the movie a viewer will very quickly…

Scottish Irish filmmaker Mark Cousins isn't afraid to think big. "It’s always good to aim high," he tells Deadline. "I mean, we can nibble at life and take it gingerly or we can gorge." He gorges on nonfiction cinema in his 16-hour series The Story of Documentary Film, an encyclopedic…